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2012
01
January
TikTok (Chinese: 抖音; pinyin: Dǒuyīn) was founded by Zhang Yiming.
2016
01
September
Douyin was first launched for the Chinese market.
2017
01
January
TikTok was launched for iOS and Android in most markets outside of China.
2018
02
August
Musical.ly merged with TikTok.
2018
01
October
TikTok became the most downloaded app in the US.
2018
01
December
TikTok was available in over 150 markets and in 75 languages.
2019
01
February
TikTok, together with Douyin, hit one billion downloads globally. The same month several Indian politicians called for TikTok to be banned
2019
01
December
TikTok was cited as the 7th-most-downloaded mobile app of the decade by media outlets.
2020
22
July
TikTok was banned from India. The same month US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the government was considering banning TikTok from the US.
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